The Braves forged in front with three runs on homers by Jeff Burroughs and Vic Correll in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Pirates, 8-3. Burroughs' blow broke a 1-1 tie. Cito Gaston then doubled before Correll hit for the circuit. The Braves iced their decision with four runs in the eighth. Al Oliver and Omar Moreno homered for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      31, 1977 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3 12  2
Braves       1  0  0    3  0  0    0  4  x  -   8 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .230      Royster 3b            5   1   2   1     0   1   .208
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Bonnell cf            3   0   1   1     2   1   .301
  Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Ott c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .275
Parker rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .337      Gaston 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .250
Robinson 1b,3b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .316        Asselstine pr       0   1   0   0     0   0   .206
Oliver lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296        Paciorek 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .336      Correll c             3   2   1   2     0   2   .244
Gonzalez 3b,ss        3   1   0   0     1   0   .308      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .237
Moreno cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .245      Chaney ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .204
Candelaria p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Solomon p             2   0   0   0     1   0   .143
  Demery p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Hanna p             1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tolan ph,1b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .220

Totals               35   3  12   3     2   3             Totals               33   8  10   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 12,467
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Braves 7
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 3
Errors: Robinson, Oliver
Doubles: Ott (7), Tolan (3), Royster (7), Gaston (3), Gilbreath (11)
Triples: Moreno (5)
Home Runs: Oliver (12), Moreno (6), Burroughs (25), Correll (7)
Caught Stealing: Stennett (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Correll (1)
GIDP: Taveras (6), Oliver (9), Matthews (6)
Hit by Pitch: Ott (1,by Solomon)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Candelaria L(11-4)      3.1   6   4   4   1   3   2  17   2.80
Demery                  2.2   0   0   0   3   2   0  11   5.40
Tekulve                 2     4   4   3   1   0   0  11   3.50
Totals                  8    10   8   7   5   5   2  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(2-1)          6.2   9   2   2   2   2   1  28   2.42
Hanna SV(1)             2.1   3   1   1   0   1   1  10   1.69
Totals                  9    12   3   3   2   3   2  38

Hit by Pitch: Solomon (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - John Kibler


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras singled to right; Ott was hit by a pitch
[Taveras to second]; Parker hit into a double play (center to
third) [Taveras out at third]; Robinson forced Ott (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left; Bonnell singled to left
[Royster scored (error by Oliver) (no RBI)]; Matthews walked
[Bonnell to second]; Burroughs struck out; Gaston forced
Matthews (third to second) [Bonnell to third]; Correll struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver homered; Stennett singled to left; Gonzalez
popped to second in foul territory; Stennett was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Moreno flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Gilbreath flied out to right; Chaney grounded out
(third to first); Solomon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Candelaria singled to right; Taveras grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Candelaria out at
second]; Ott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to left; Bonnell was called out on
strikes; Matthews popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Parker flied out to center; Robinson singled to
center; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs homered; Gaston doubled to center; Correll
homered [Gaston scored]; Gilbreath doubled to left; Chaney flied
out to center [Gilbreath to third]; DEMERY REPLACED CANDELARIA
(PITCHING); Solomon walked; Royster struck out; Bonnell walked
[Solomon to second]; Matthews made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
grounded out (third to first); Moreno tripled to right; Demery
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs lined to first; Gaston walked; Correll
struck out; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 6TH: Taveras singled to left; Ott doubled to center
[Taveras to third]; Parker made an out to second; Robinson
struck out; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Chaney made an out to third; Solomon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gonzalez walked; Moreno flied out to center; TOLAN BATTED FOR
DEMERY; Tolan doubled to right [Gonzalez scored]; Taveras
walked; HANNA REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Ott flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ROBINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GONZALEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
TEKULVE REPLACED TAVERAS (PITCHING); Bonnell walked; Matthews
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bonnell out at second]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker singled to right; Robinson flied out to
right; Oliver singled to center [Parker to third]; Stennett
struck out; Gonzalez made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Gaston singled to left; ASSELSTINE RAN FOR GASTON;
Correll reached on an error by Robinson on a sacrifice bunt
[Asselstine to second, Correll to first]; Gilbreath singled to
left [Asselstine scored, Correll to third]; Chaney singled to
first [Correll scored (unearned), Gilbreath to second]; On a
bunt Hanna forced Gilbreath (pitcher to shortstop) [Chaney to
second]; Royster singled to right [Chaney scored, Hanna to
third, Royster to second (on throw)]; Bonnell grounded out
(second to first) [Hanna scored, Royster to third]; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 8.

PIRATES 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PLAYING 1B); Moreno
homered; Tolan grounded out (pitcher to first); HAIRSTON BATTED
FOR TEKULVE; Hairston flied out to center; Ott grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.